At various points this summer, it was heavily rumoured that Leeds United and Newcastle United had been interested in signing Bristol City’s Joe Bryan.

The left-back, who came through the academy at Ashton Gate and has made nearly 200 appearances for his hometown club, caught the eye of rival teams after his impressive performances in the Sky Bet Championship last season.

While Leeds and Newcastle were both linked with Bryan, it was always believed that it would take a bid around the £10m to get the ball rolling on negotiations.

It always promised to be a steep price tag, and so it proved as the transfer window came and went without either club putting a bid in for the player.

Birmingham City did put a joint bid in for Bryan and his Bristol City teammate Aden Flint, who also remained with the Robins through the summer, although this was later dismissed as derisory by manager Lee Johnson.

Now Johnson has given an update about what happened with Bryan during the summer.